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#5697C1

#5697c1 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5697c1 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 59.22% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.44% cyan, 21.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 203.55°, with 46.32% saturation and 54.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2796

Complementary

  1. #5697c1
  2. #c18056

Split complementary

  1. #5697c1
  2. #c15662
  3. #c1b656

Analogous

  1. #56c1b6
  2. #5697c1
  3. #5662c1

Triadic

  1. #5697c1
  2. #c15697
  3. #97c156

Tetradic

  1. #5697c1
  2. #8056c1
  3. #c18056
  4. #97c156

Square

  1. #5697c1
  2. #b656c1
  3. #c18056
  4. #62c156

Monochromatic

  1. #22455c
  2. #366f94
  3. #5697c1
  4. #8eb9d6
  5. #c6dcea

Shades

#5697c1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5697c1
  2. #4d88ae
  3. #45799a
  4. #3c6a87
  5. #345b74
  6. #2b4c61
  7. #223c4d
  8. #1a2d3a
  9. #111e27
  10. #090f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#5697c1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5697c1
  2. #67a1c7
  3. #78accd
  4. #89b6d4
  5. #9ac1da
  6. #abcbe0
  7. #bbd5e6
  8. #cce0ec
  9. #ddeaf3
  10. #eef5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5697c1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5697c1
  2. #5a95bb
  3. #5e92b4
  4. #6390ae
  5. #678ea7
  6. #6b8ca1
  7. #6f899a
  8. #738794
  9. #78858d
  10. #7c8287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d93a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8496c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #758bc0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a2a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7497c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a90c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #359db1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5697c1 {
  color: #5697c1;
}
Background
.bg-5697c1 {
  background-color: #5697c1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5697c1 {
  border: 2px solid #5697c1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5697c1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 151 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 46% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5697c1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5697c1, #5662c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5697c1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 151 193 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.35 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.25 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.69 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.01 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.24 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.55 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.56 #a9683e Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#5697c1  rgb(86, 151, 193)  hsl(204, 46%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#c18056  rgb(193, 128, 86)  hsl(24, 46%, 55%)  Raw Sienna
#c15697  rgb(193, 86, 151)  hsl(324, 46%, 55%)  Mulberry
#97c156  rgb(151, 193, 86)  hsl(84, 46%, 55%)  Pistachio